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How To Make Your Subject Stand Out

July 23, 2012 by Steve Berardi 9 Comments

Photography is all about making your subject stand out. You want the viewer to easily recognize your subject, and appreciate its beauty. There are lots of ways to draw attention to your subject, but here are a few of my favorites:

Contrast

Desert Sunflower / Photo by Steve Berardi
Desert Sunflower / Photo by Steve Berardi

One of the simplest ways to make your subject stand out is to photograph it in front of a contrasting background. Ideally, you want the colors to be complementary, but any kind of contrast will usually work. For example, in the photo on the right, I really wanted that yellow Desert Sunflower to stand out, so I photographed it in front of some purple flowers (Desert Sand Verbena). [Read more…] about How To Make Your Subject Stand Out

Filed Under: Tips Tagged With: aperture, closeup, composition, contrast, depth of field, image, isolate, landscape, out, photo, scale, stand, story, subject

Quick Tip For Recharging Your Creativity

June 5, 2012 by Steve Berardi 8 Comments

Photo by Steve Berardi
Photo by Steve Berardi
In a previous post, I talked about something you could do when you need inpsiration: look at a ton of photos.

Well, if you’ve already tried looking at a hundred photos, and still don’t feel that creative energy kicking in, then there’s something else you can try that I just recently discovered:

Limit yourself to just one lens and one camera body.

So, instead of taking all your lenses (or even just a couple) on your next hike, just take ONE. And, preferably choose a prime lens (a lens with a fixed focal length), so you eliminate even more variables. [Read more…] about Quick Tip For Recharging Your Creativity

Filed Under: Philosophy, Tips Tagged With: camera, create, creative, creativity, idea, inspiration, inspire, lens, limit, limitation, photo, tip

Join Our New Weekly Newsletter For More Great Photography Tips!

April 4, 2012 by Steve Berardi 1 Comment

Email NewsletterToday I’m excited to announce the new PhotoNaturalist Weekly Newsletter. This is a free email newsletter that will contain a list of great photography tips, sent out every Thursday night.

Every week, I read a ton of photography blogs, and come across many great tips and tutorials that I share on our Facebook and Twitter pages, so I think this email newsletter will be a great way to send out a summary of the links I share each week. [Read more…] about Join Our New Weekly Newsletter For More Great Photography Tips!

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: email, nature, newsletter, photo, photography, photonaturalist, Tips, tutorials, weekly

Free eBook on Wildflower Photography

February 27, 2012 by Steve Berardi 28 Comments

With spring beginning here in the southwestern United States, I thought it was time to update our free ebook on wildflower photography. The original version was released about three years ago, so it was due for an update.

Most of the content is the same, but I’ve learned a lot in the last three years, so I’ve updated just about every page in the book, and replaced a few tips with newer articles.

Anyway, here’s a sneak peak of what you’ll learn in this ebook: [Read more…] about Free eBook on Wildflower Photography

Filed Under: Tips, Wildflowers Tagged With: bloom, close up, ebook, flower, focus, free, light, Macro, nature, overcast, photo, photographer, photography, photonaturalist, sharp, spring, telephoto, wild, wildflower, wildflowers

How To Organize Your Photo Ideas

February 20, 2012 by Steve Berardi 3 Comments

Last week, I talked about the different phases of developing creativity. I mentioned that in the final phase, you start visualizing images that are not a part of your collection yet.

But, once you start getting all these great ideas for images, how do you keep track of them all? Well, here are a few things that have worked for me: [Read more…] about How To Organize Your Photo Ideas

Filed Under: Landscapes, Tips Tagged With: evernote, examples, google, ideas, inspiration, maps, notebook, notes, organize, photo, pre-visualization, sketch, visualization

Amazing Photograph of the Earth

January 25, 2012 by Steve Berardi 3 Comments

Today, NASA released an incredible “blue marble” image of the Earth. It was created by combining a bunch of smaller photos to create one massive 64-megapixel image (8,000×8,000 pixels).

You can check out the full resolution image by clicking here.

Awesome. [Read more…] about Amazing Photograph of the Earth

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: blue, earth, environment, flickr, image, marble, nasa, photo, planet, satellite, space

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